Episode 1

Available for 23 days

What could divide two close friends, the aristocratic Foxwell Cravate and American tycoon Max Pomeroy so far apart that their rivalry has come to threaten the human race? There's only one way to find out - with flashbacks. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's epic tale of bitter rivals whose destinies are tragically intertwined. Set in Durban at the Transworld Oil Conference - aping the style of the best TV mini-series of the 90s. Foxwell Cravate ...... Martin Jarvis Max Pomeroy ...... Mac McDonald Arabella Derbyshire ...... Felicity Montagu Iolanthe Diamond ...... Caroline Quentin Charles Ambrose Fortescue de Vere ...... Jonathan Coy Prince Saudi ...... Julian Dutton With: Toby Longworth Mandy Knight Producer: Colin Swash First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1994.